Review Journal article 6

A REVIEW JOURNAL ENTITLED STUDENTS’ READING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS BY AIZA JOHARI, AMELIA ALFRED TOM, AFFIDAH MORNI, AND SITI HUZAIMAH SAHARI

The main purpose of reading is to gain knowledge and it describes as reading for utilitarian or specific purpose. Moreover, another reason of reading is to gain pleasure, where Hedge (2006) stated that once a reader finds pleasure in reading, the ‘love’ towards reading will also be increasing. As an output, the ‘love’ of reading has stimulated many learners to a successful acquisition of reading skills and strategies.

The literacy awareness begins at home before children go to school as stated in Cook (1980), Morrow (1985) and Gove and Cvelich (2010). The attitudes of parents’ reading habit and other family members will affect the students’ motivation to read. For additional, Reading is fundamental (2007) also indicated that children who see their parent reading daily; both for function and for pleasure will more likely become avid readers themselves and if they see parents visiting libraries and checking out books, giving and receiving books as gifts, and borrowing and loaning books to friends, they will know their parents place high value on reading. Notably, the development of literacy in children is qualitatively and quantitatively affected by adults, who live and interact regularly with children (Snow et al, 2005)

As the result of the finding, students especially in teen ages, tend to read the non academic materials, such as comics, storybooks, and magazines.  Those kind of enjoying reading materials become popular among teen ages students because they are aye-catching and easier to read. The reader can understand and interpret the information without any struggle. Another reason for students to have a good reading habit is reading environment at home. Nevertheless, most of the students indicated that they are not practicing ‘reading culture’ at home as their family members were not avid readers.

As the conclusion, home is the beginning of the students reading habit before they go to school. Parents have to be a model for their children. They have to nurture a good reading habit at home. Various reading sources have to be provided for the children to develop their interest in reading; hence they will take reading as a habit and lifestyle. They will do the activity with pleasure, without any pressure and become avid readers.